Saturday, December 24, 2011

The year is 1910 one hundred years ago. What a difference a century
makes!Here are some statistics for the Year
1910:**************************************************************************************************************The average life expectancy for men was
47 years.Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores
only.Only 14 percent of the homes had a
bathtub.Only 8 percent of the homes had a
telephone.There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved
roads.The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10
mph.The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower
!The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per
hour.The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per
year.A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarianbetween $1,500 and
$4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per
year.More than 95 percent of all births took
place at HOME.Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE
EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were
condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard.'Sugar
cost four cents a pound.Eggs were fourteen cents a
dozen.Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.Most women only washed their hair once a
month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.Canada passed a
law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any
reason.The Five leading causes of death were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza2. Tuberculosis3. Diarrhea4.
Heart disease5. StrokeThe American flag had 45
stars.The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only
30!Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been
invented yet.There was no Mother's Day or Father's
Day.Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6
percent of all Americans had graduated from high
school.Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over
the counter at the local corner drugstores.Back then pharmacists
said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the
stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of
health'.(
Shocking? DUH! ) (Kinda like smoking...first almost everyone did and now it's
"almost" a crime...that will happen soon)Eighteen percent of households had at
least one full-time servant or domestic help.There were about 230
reported murders in the ENTIRE U. S. A. !I am now going to
forward this to someone else without typing it myself. From there, it will be
sent to others all over the WORLD -- all in a matter of
seconds!Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100
years.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Thought this might be of interest
May 31, 1927, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was the first affordable automobile, due in part to the assembly line process developed by Henry Ford. It had a 2.9-liter, 20-horsepower engine and could travel at speeds up to 45 miles per hour. It had a 10-gallon fuel tank and could run on kerosene, petrol, or ethanol, but it couldn't drive uphill if the tank was low, because there was no fuel pump; people got around this design flaw by driving up hills in reverse.
Ford believed that "the man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed." The Model T cost $850 in 1909, and as efficiency in production increased, the price dropped. By 1927, you could get a Model T for $290.
"I will build a car for the great multitude," said Ford. "It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one - and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's great open spaces."

Nov 2009 Garage tour

Bickleton pictures

More pictures from The manor at Canyon Lakes

More pictures from Grandview car show

About Us

Nearly 40 years ago
Ye Olde Car Club was started by Cork Simmelink, Bob Graves, Jerry Durham, and Jim Stafford of TriCities, along with Gil Linden, Dale Henson, and Russ Duffield from the Yakima area. Each of these men shared a passion for antique automobiles and the mutual desire to own, restore, maintain and drive these splendid old machines.
There little group
grew quickly as the number of members doubled, and then doubled again. Today the membership in the club includes over one hundred individuals and families. These members bring with them hundreds of classic cars of all vintages.
Surely, the founders
of the club never expected their creation to attract so much attention. More significant, they could never foreseen the special role the club would to play as the members passed on an appreciation of the history of automotive technology to the next generation, and watched more and more youngsters recognize the importance of preserving these wonderful old relics.
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